Is Cortana missing from the Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview? To activate Cortana in the UK, you’ll need to trick your ... text messages and answer questions. The similarity with Siri is considerable, but Cortana’s links to Halo (particularly ...

1" fool you: Windows Phone 8.1 ... questions from Belfiore with jokes. For example, when Belfiore asked what Cortana thought of her appearance, she responded "Some things I resemble: A hula hoop, a donut... and a halo." (The last is a sly reference to ...

Saving the universe in 500 years is a reference to Microsoft's Halo video ... What's here in Windows Phone 8.1 is very impressive. But whether all this leads to major grab in market share for such phones is a question not even Cortana can answer.

One of the most important, unique, and frankly intriguing features is Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant. To be clear, Cortana isn’t new. She first arrived with Windows Phone 8.1 ... question is: How good is Cortana? It’s not a simple question to ...

That said, let’s take a closer look at what Cortana is all about and what we can expect from it once it hits a wider range of WP smartphones. Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana Overview ... and it will be able to answer the same question in multiple ways in ...

The Diplomat •
3 years ago

http://thediplomat.com/2014/04/microsoft-answers-siri-with-cortana/

Windows Phone 8.1: Cortana Nirvana

Microsoft recently announced Windows Phone 8.1, a big update ... better over time. What Cortana does nail are a vast array of responses to the usual questions asked of voice assistants. Jen Taylor, who voiced Cortana in the Halo games, provided the voice ...

Metro Weekly •
3 years ago

http://www.metroweekly.com/2014/04/windows-phone-8-1-cortana-nirvana/

Hello Windows 10: could this be a winner for Microsoft?

Already something of a hit on the Windows phone, Cortana on Windows 10 is a pleasant-sounding, natural language virtual assistant that can perform tasks and answer questions by searching ... called Spartan (another reference to Halo).

The shorter answer is ... also unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 and introduced the Cortana digital assistant with a persona inspired by a "Halo" character. "Powered by Bing, Cortana gets to know you and gets better over time by asking questions based on your ...

Following Apple’s implementation of Siri, Microsoft designed Cortana (named after the AI computer from the Halo series), a speech recognition software allowing users to ask it questions ... trick the AI yet. Cortana is part of the Windows Phone 8.1 ...

If Windows 8.1 is the current ... will know from the game Halo. Already something of a hit on the Windows phone, Cortana on Windows 10 is a pleasant-sounding, natural language virtual assistant that can perform tasks and answer questions by searching ...